Ashes 2023: Number-1 batsman disappointing Australia, did not score any century this year, Pietersen told technical flaw

New Delhi. Ashes 2023: The first Test of the Ashes series between arch-rivals England and Australia has in a way set the ‘stage’ for the ‘difficult’ matches ahead. In the first Test of the series at Edgbaston, a close fight is going on between the two teams. In one session, one team seems to have the upper hand and in the other session, the other. Australia has a target of 281 runs to win the match and at stumps on the fourth day, its score was 107 for three. Veterans like David Warner, Marnus Lubeshan and Steve Smith are out. In other words, the competition is open for both the teams.

Australia were considered favorites before the start of the Ashes, but talking about the first test, the match has been close and on many occasions, Ben Stokes’s England team has put the opposition on the ‘backfoot’.

Lubes became the victim of Broad in both innings
The major cause of concern for Australia is the failure of number-1 batsman Marnus Labuschagne in the Test rankings, which is increasing the pressure on Steve Smith. He became the victim of Stuart Broad in both the innings. Lubeshan was dismissed for a golden duck in the first innings while he could score only 13 runs in the second innings. If runs do not come out of his bat in the upcoming matches, then Australia’s difficulties are sure to increase in front of England’s ‘baseball’ cricket. Anyway, so far no century has come out of Labushen’s bat this year. Not only this, in the last five Tests, he has scored only one half-century (63 not out against India in Ahmedabad). Including the Edgbaston Test, Labushen has scored 324 runs in six Tests at an average of 32.40.

Here are the scores of Labushen’s last 5 tests: 49 and 17 (v India, Nagpur), 18 and 35 (v India, Delhi), 31 and 28 (v India, Indore), 3 and 63* (v India, Ahmedabad) and 26 and 41 (v India, Oval) WTC Final). It is simple that Lubashan is starting well but is unable to convert his scores into huge scores which is the USP of his game.

Pietersen told where the mistake is happening
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, referring to Lubation’s recent failure, has mentioned his technical flaw. Against veteran batsmen like Lubation and Smith, Stuart Broad has used the wobble seam and outswinger and so far it has yielded results. Both batsmen flopped in both innings of the Edgbaston Test, which is very rare to see. comes. Pietersen said on Sky Sports, ‘While facing Broad, Lubation should not try to play balls that are outside the off-stump. See how far this ball was from Marnus. They should not play them, should let them go. I think this is a big technical flaw. He is doing too much across the stump batting.

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